MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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